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QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTANIC GARDENS COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES Artworkandthank-jou lettersfromSaplingsSchool Programparticipants. Getting Outdoors: Arboretum Programs Take Children Back Nature A to r bo>r<2 sw^v IN THIS ISSUE SHAWNA HARTUNG, EDUCATION SUPERVISOR, AND MEG MATTHEWS, COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT 1 Getting Outdoors Did you spend your childhood playing in creeks, constructing elaborate 2 Director’s Notes tree houses, or aimlessly wandering through the woods? If so, it may be surprising to learn that today's children spend little time outdoors. The UWBG 3 News from influences of digital media, housing covenant rules, parental safety concerns, and an urbanizing world result in youth experiencing what 4 Miller Library News author Richard Louv has coined nature deficit disorder: the psychological, physical, and social effects of being uprooted from the natural world. Community Connections 5 Why does it matter? Beyond the impacts to healthy child development, 6-7 Classes & Events kids who don't have unstructured outdoor playtime can be less connected to nature. This effect has raised concerns about whether the 7 ProHort Classes next generation of environmental stewards will have experienced enough wildness to care about saving it. Nature deficit could mean that fewer young people will be drawn to learning horticulture, maintaining the Arboretum, or protecting the Union Bay Natural Area. After the 2005 publication of Louv's book, The Last Child in the Woods, back-to-nature movements emerged nationwide. At the Arboretum, children have made friends with bugs and mud since the early 1980s, when volunteers began an outdoor program to help local children appreciate plants. In 1994, the University of Washington launched a formal on-site program for third through fifth graders in local schools. Continuedon Page 8 Director’s Notes SANDRA LIER Late summer has arrived! If you are like every other horticultural enthusiast, you are outdoors enjoying the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Please take time to visit the Center for Urban Horticulture, where the Soest Garden is putting on a glorious show of flowers and grasses. As you pass through the entryway to Merrill Hall, enjoy the newly installed Fragrance Garden, donated and maintained by the Seattle Garden Club. Walk through the Union Bay Natural Area on your way to the Arboretum in Washington Park. Throughout the year, students have labored on shoreline renovation projects, and the area is a delightful place to enjoy sunshine, native plants, and wildlife. A series of trails link the various areas of plantings, natural area, and shoreline through Foster Island and into the Arboretum. Soon, the Arboretum's Pacific Connections Garden will be ready for public enjoyment. Save the date of September 20 for a grand opening that includes tours, entertainment, food, and fun. The Seattle Parks Department, the Arboretum Foundation, and the University of Washington Botanic Gardens are planning a memorable day that will let you "Travel the World in Your Own Backyard." In future phases, Pacific Connections will contain focal forests from Cascadia, New Zealand, Australia, China, and Chile. In September, you will be able to explore the new interpretive shelter and We entry gardens. look forward to seeing you there! AutumnarrivesattheSoest Garden. PhotoscourtesyLarryHoward Camas Quarterly Camas Quarterly is named for the Northwest native plant Camassia quamash, a beautiful perennial herb with a significant ethnobotanical history. It has been an important food source for First Peoples (Native Americans) in the region. Editor: Elizabeth Loudon [email protected] 206-543-3889 Assistant Editor: Meg Matthews [email protected] 206-543-2608 www.uwbotanicgardens.org WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM UNION BAY NATURAL AREA UNION BAY GARDENS CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE ELISABETH C. MILLER LIBRARY OTIS DOUGLAS HYDE HERBARIUM UW BOTANIC GARDENS MANAGEMENT UW BOTANIC GARDENS - UW BOTANIC GARDENS - CENTER FOR URBAN HORTICULTURE WASHINGTON PARK ARBORETUM Sandra Lier, Interim Director Carrie Cone, AdministrativeServices Box 3541 15 Graham Visitors Center Kern Ewing, HeadofRestoration Seattle, WA 98195-41 15 Box 358010 Fred Hoyt, GroundsandFacilities 206-543-8616 PHONE Seattle, WA 98195-8010 206-685-2692 FAX 206-543-8800 PHONE Elizabeth Loudon, Education andOutreach [email protected] 206-616-2871 FAX Brian Thompson, Elisabeth C. MillerLibrary Sarah Reichard, HeadofConservation mission Sustainingmanagedto natural ecosystems andthe human spirit throughplant research, display, and education : UW News from Botanic Gardens NOTABLE NEW TREES FROM THE ARBORETUM'S RECENT GRANTS AND GIFTS 2007-2008 PLANTING SEASON RYAN GARRISON, GARDENER The Native Plant Propagation Program received $8250 from King County's Wild Places Each year, UW Botanic Gardens grounds in City Spaces grant program. This gift helps crews install new trees in the Arboretum, fund native plant work in the Arboretum's from rare exotic species to beautiful local holly collection. The Native Plant program favorites. Read on for highlights from the partners with Seattle Youth Garden Works in winter and with Student Conservation latest planting season. Association in summer. Keteleeria evelyniana UW A rare tree from the mountains and river The Miller Foundation gave $33,055 for Botanic Gardens' Rare Care program. The gift basins of southwest China. This large provides support for the Miller Seed Vault and evergreen can be 130 feet tall (40m), and its drooping branches form a beautiful Ilexaquifolium a feasibility study on storing fern spores in the shape. Two new trees in the Pinetum are vault. visible from the intersection of Lake Ruth Mary Close gave $200,000 to support Washington Boulevard and Foster Island moved this large tree from the nursery to the maintenance of the Washington Park just southwest of the Wilcox footbridge. Drive. Arboretum. Years ago, her parents, Clarence Malus 'Whitney' (Whitney crabapple) Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea' and Marian Larsen, established an endowment In the 1850s, Nathan Whitney and his son, (hedgehog English holly) to provide funding for the same purpose. In Alexis, noticed one of their seedling One of the more distinctive individuals honor and memory of the Larsens and'to orchard's trees produced excellent fruit. planted in the new holly collection. This continue a family tradition of supporting the They made grafts and developed this tree, old cultivar was first reported in England in Arboretum, Ms. Close's gift will be added to which displays pink and white spring 1662. The typical spiked Ilex aquifolium her parents' endowment. Ms. Close and her blossoms and produces Vi-inch red and leaf is taken to extremes; spines are not husband, Don, were highly active in the 1 yellow fruit. Nathan Whitney is the limited to the leaf margin but cover the Arboretum Foundation; she was a long-time great-great-great grandfather of Seattle entire leaf. The leaves are variegated with member of the editorial board, and Don served Mayor Greg Nickels, who helped plant this mostly white margins and spines, as president. tree on Azalea Way in October 2007. producing quite an amazing show. This When asked why she funded Arboretum plant is a sterile male clone and will not Cedrus deodara 'Curly Locks' contribute to the Ilex aquifolium weed maintenance, Ms. Close said, "We were both An introduction from Wells Nursery in problem. This large tree was moved with avid gardeners, so we know that if you don't We Mount Vernon, Washington. A Deodar the aid of a 90-inch tree spade. take care of it, you have nothing." are Cedar with distinctive curling branches. We delUigWhted that she has made this generous gift to Botanic Gardens, which will provide support for maintenance in perpetuity. BURKE MUSEUM PRESENTS ARCTIC WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITS UW As a Burke Museum Community Partner, Botanic Gardens celebrates the m presentation of two exhibits that call attention to the environmental impacts of global warming. The Last Polar Bear: Arctic Wings: Miracle ofMigration Facing the Truth ofa Warming World September 13 - December 31, 2008 June28-December31,2008 September13-December31, 2008 June 28 - December 31, 2008 The Last Polar Bear: Arctic Wings: ! See 30 images documenting the Facingthe Truthofa Warming World Take an intimate look at the Arctic's epic journeys of migratory birds stunning landscapes and magnificent from six continents to their Arctic wildlife, including the iconic polar bear. nesting grounds. Photographer Steven Kazlowski spent nearly 10 years in this remote, seldom- For more information, visit www.burkemuseum.org. visited North American outpost. The wvvw.burkemusem.org 206.616.3962 exhibit also includes Northwest validonly duringtheaboveexhibits. Notvalidwithany otheroff filmmaker Arthur C. Smith's Ice Bears ofthe Beaufort. 3 News Miller Library FALL GARDENING TIPS FROM THE PLANT ANSWER LINE REBECCA ALEXANDER PLANTING Plant trees, shrubs, perennials, EDIBLE PLANTS Remove fallen leaves echinacea, echinops, eryngium, and and spring bulbs while temperatures are around fruit trees to prevent pests and ornamental grasses, unless plants show above freezing. Divide perennials, including disease. Harvest the last tomatoes. Ripen in signs of becoming invasive). In November, crowded hosta, iris, and lily clumps. a cool, dark place, or stress plants out by cut back leggy roses by no more than SEEDS In September and October, sow sehaocvhelbiansge.inPtloantthegasroliilcacbloovuets1f0orinnecxhtes from fonleo-wtehriirndg. sDhorubnso,t ecuptimbeadcikusmp,riknngi-phofia, seeds for overwintering lettuce and summer's harvest. In early fall, sow "green hardy cyclamen, or lavender. spinach; at the same time, sow under cover manure" (e.g., crimson clover, hairy vetch, cabbage, coriander, lettuce, mustard There are many fine resources in the Miller or rye). greens, radishes, and arugula. Sow and Library to help you with your fall gardening overwinter some annuals (e.g., alyssum, SOIL Apply compost mulch under trees and projects! Johnny jump-up, sweet peas, bachelor's shrubs, particularly roses, azaleas, and buttons, poppies, love-in-a-mist). rhododendrons. Mulch builds healthy soil Rebecca Alexander is the PlantAnswer Line Librarian at the Miller Library. and can help suppress weeds. CUTTING BACK Remove and destroy dead, Submit your questions about gardening and damaged, or diseased branches and foliage. plants anytime. Email [email protected]. Professional photographerJoy Spurrgifted the Deadhead and tidy perennials; leave some edu, or call 206-UW-PLANT (897-5268).The line Miller Library with more than 8000 slides ofher seedheads for birds (i.e. coreopsis, is staffed during regular library hours. photographs.This rare visual library of plants includes 1000 images of mushrooms.The library is processing the collection to determine how it can be putto public use. Spurr also donated more than 100 books about mushrooms. MILLER LIBRARY STAFF FAVORITE FALL PLANTS: Brian Thompson, Curator ofHorticultural Laura Blumhagen, Literature and Interim Manager Library Staff Cyclamen hederifollum: Lovely pink to Rosa banksiae 'Lutea' and Alba Leftto right: Potentilla fruticosa, Crocusspeciosus, and Parrotiapersicainourlibrarians’homegardens. white flowers, grows in dry shade. Best is Plena' (Lady Banks' rose) is nearly thornless; the myriad of leaf patterns. And they last! leaves and stems stay a lovely green Mine browned into dormancy in late May. through fall. It is a vigorous, carefree grower Crocus speciosus (autumn-flowering): An in fairly dry soil. Tiny pom-pom flowers are Rebecca Alexander, PlantAnswerLine a springtime bonus. incredible shade of lavender blue. Plant Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (plumbago) deep, especially under a Parrotia persica Acercircinatum, our native vine maple, flowers from summer through October. The (Persian ironwood) so red-yellow-green often has vibrant fall color, and its lovely airy startling cobalt blue blooms are a pleasant fallen leaves mingle with crocus flowers. branching pattern even looks great leafless. surprise beneath trees and shrubs. The red Stunning! fall leaves have subtly hairy edges. When Martha Ferguson, Library Staff flowering finishes, seed heads add texture. Carrie Bowman, LibraryStaff Parthenoclssus henryana (silvervein creeper) Potentilla fruticosa 'Katherine Dykes' Rudbeckia laciniata (cutleaf coneflower) is a better behaved climber than most of (shrubby cinquefoil) is covered in butter astounds me: it grows six feet in a season. its close relatives. It does well in smaller yellow flowers from late spring to November. It blooms in late July and flowers can last spaces and shade. The satiny leaves have The delicate, slightly furry leaves make great beyond October. bring the seed heads silver veins and purple-tinted backs. At the I mulch. inside for winter-long arrangements. It's end of the garden year, the colors are virtually pest-free, excepting spittle bugs, remarkable: brilliant reds, golds, and Tracy Mehlin, ITLibrarian which are easy to squish. purples. love single Chrysanthemums. grow warm I I Nerine bowdenii (Guernsey lily) blooms in Anemone hupehensis v. japonica 'Prinz pink 'Mary Stoker' and 'Apricot.' Mary Stoker September and lasts until hard rains begin. Heinrich' isn't so tall or rampant as many has yellower flowers, grows taller, and It tolerates cold weather and is pest-free in Japanese anemones, and its flowers are the flowers earlier than Apricot. my experience. My pink variety is a bright most beautiful dark pink. They are semi- spot during gray autumns. give both double with wonderfully wavy-margined Fothergilla is lovely in the fall, too. The I multicolored leaves are so beautiful. plants supplemental water about four petals like velvet ruffles. times each year. Community/ Connections GardenerRyan Garrisonworkstotransplantthe Chilean LaureliopsisphillipianaintothePacific PACIFIC CONNECTIONS UPDATE: THE GARDEN IS HERE! Connections Chileanentrygarden. ALISON WARREN, VISITOR SERVICES Pacific Connections Grand Opening visitors with a wealth of information at learn more about planting for year-round Don't miss the Grand Opening for the their fingertips, featuring gardens at both interest and runoff management. new Pacific Connections Garden on sites: the demonstration gardens at the Saturday, September 20, 2008, from Center for Urban Horticulture and the new The Pacific Connections Garden audio 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the south end of the Pacific Connections Garden at the guide takes you on a trip around the Arboretum. Sponsored by UW Botanic Arboretum. The Northwest's own Jack world, providing an in-depth exploration of the iconic plants representing the Gardens, Seattle Parks and Recreation, Straw Productions produced the audio for and the Arboretum Foundation, the event these innovative, self-guided programs, garden's five regions: Chile, China, Casca- will feature a ribbon cutting, speeches the first developed for Pacific Northwest dia, New Zealand, and Australia. Region- by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and UW gardens. ally inspired music transports you around the Pacific Rim as you listen to stories Provost Phyllis Wise, garden tours, music, and children's activities. Bring the whole Download the files from our website and about each of the plants, from western visit the gardens at your leisure to combine red cedar's role in Pacific Northwest family to join the celebration! the beauty of nature with the in-depth culture, to the relationship between New From Seed Pods to iPods knowledge of local experts. At the Center Zealand flax and the Tui bird. This guide Eager to learn more about the plants at for Urban Horticulture, the audio guide draws on the diverse knowledge of its UW Botanic Gardens, but keep missing our invites you to use your senses to explore contributors, including a Native American tours? Now you can take a tour anytime, the gardens. Start in McVay Courtyard and basket weaver, the UW Botanic Gardens anywhere, with two brand new garden hear from its designers as grasses rustle in collections manager, and a paleobotanist. audio guides that will be available to the the background. Next, follow your nose Each person lends a unique voice to your public in fall 2008. The guides provide through the Fragrance Garden while a experience, sharing a story about the horticultural therapist explains the significance of the garden's plants to importance of fragrance to health and humans and the natural world. well-being. The fountain's splash beckons you to the third stop, Beginning this fall, MP3 players will be available to rent for $5 at the Arbore- which highlights the Soest tum's Graham Visitors Center and the Garden's seasonal succes- Center for Urban Horticulture's Merrill sion of plants. Finish at the Dry Bed, where you can Hall. The audio files will also be available to download for free, 24 hours a day, UW from the Botanic Gardens website: www.uwbotanicgardens.org. Jennie CecilMooreinterviews MasterGardenerandwriterMarty WingateabouttheSoestGarden. 5 & Classes Events For more information or to register, contact Jean Robins [email protected] or 206-685-8033 or visit www.uwbotanicgardens.org and follow the link for Public Education. Family Activity: Park in the Dark Chooseanyone ofthe following dates Thursday, September 25, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Friday, September 26, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Saturday, September 27, 6:30 - 8 p.m. Meetat Graham Visitors Center, Arboretum FOR CHILDREN WITH ADULTGUARDIANS; LIMIT20 PEOPLE It's nighttime in theArboretum, but the forest isn't sleeping! Learn aboutthe adaptations of nocturnal animals and see the gardens in whole new light during this special family adventure. Become a bat or a moth, testyoursense ofsmell, and use your "Deer Ears" to hear night sounds. Games and activities are designed forfamilies with children ages 4-12. Park in the Dark is part ofTake a Child OutsideWeek: http://takeachildoutside.org/. Union Bay Natural Area Walking Tour and Insect Safari PHOTO: LARRY HOWARD Saturday, October 4, 1 - 3 p.m. Creating Herbarium Specimens Meetat Union BayNaturalArea trailhead, as Botanical Art Centerfor Urban Horticulture Saturday, October 18, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. TOUR LEADERS: KERN EWING, UW BOTANIC GARDENS HEAD OF RESTORATION Douglas Headhouse, Center for Urban Horticulture AND SHARON COLLMAN, ENTOMOLOGIST WENDY DESCAMP, HERBARIUM MANAGER AND COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES GRADUATE STUDENT FEE: $10; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Take a tour ofthis former landfill, now restored into a FEE: $30; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED wildlife habitat and bug-viewing hotspot. Come satisfy Herbarium specimens have great scientific importance your curiosity aboutthe insectworld! Bring a net if and show offthe beauty ofplant foliage, flowers, PHOTO: LARRYHOWARD you have one and dress forthe weather.Tourtakes and fruits. Learn how to collect and press plant place rain or shine. samples thatwill be made into herbarium specimens. The specimen you create in class can be taken home. Miller Library Storytime: Landscaping with Native Plants Receive tips on how to make at-home collections Plant Detectives Tuesday, October 7, 7 - 8:30 p.m. from your garden plants. Class will include an indoor Saturday, September 20, 10 - 10:45 a.m. presentation, tour of Hyde Herbarium, and an outdoor Douglas Classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture hands-on demonstration MillerLibrary, Center for Urban Horticulture INSTRUCTOR: GREG RABOURN Pacific Connections Garden FEE: $25; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Nature Journaling Grand Opening Native plants are increasing in popularity, and they Sunday, October 19, 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 1 1 a.m. - 3 p.m. aren'tjustfor restoration sites.These plants are not Douglas Headhouse, Center for Urban Horticulture Directions will be available at only good for people and wildlife, but also provide INSTRUCTOR: HEATHER A. WALLIS MURPHY Graham Visitors Center year-round interest in the garden, and thrive in our FEE: $70; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED FREE AND OPEN TOTHE PUBLIC wet winters and dry summers. Learn different design tips for both formal and more natural designs that Join wildlife biologist and watercolorist Heather Travel the world in yourown backyard! Come incorporate wildlife-friendly, low maintenance, A.Wallis Murphyfor this fast-paced and fun class celebrate the grand opening ofthe new Pacific beautiful plants into your landscape. designed to explore both the science and art offield Connections Garden, featuring displays from five observations. Participants will connectwith their Pacific Rim regions. Fun forthe whole family, with Miller Library Storytime: environment by recording the small details ofthe activities, tours, and more.Watch for upcoming surrounding natural world. Media are pen and ink, Fall Fruit Festival details atwww.uwbotanicgardens.org. pencil, and use ofeitherwatercolor or color pencil Saturday, October 11, 10 - 10:45 a.m. (whichever the student is comfortable with), in MillerLibrary, Centerfor Urban Horticulture journals or sketchbooks. Class supplies are listed onWallis Murphy's website at: http://www.wildtales.com/pages/events.html. Kubota Garden Tree Tour Botanical Drawing I: Introduction to Drawing Botanical Forms Sunday, October 26, 3 - 5 p.m. Kubota Garden; meetin the parking lot Five-part series: 981755th Avenue S., Seattle, WA 98118 Thursdays, November 6 - December 11, INSTRUCTOR: ARTHUR LEE JACOBSON, 7 - 9:30 p.m. no classon thanksgiving AUTHOR, "WILD PLANTS OF SEATTLE" AND Isaacson Classroom, Center for Urban Horticulture "TREES OF SEATTLE" INSTRUCTOR: KATHY MCKEEHEN FEE: $25; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED FEE: $160; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED The always-lovely Kubota Garden Park is at its finest This course is designed as a self-contained unit, or as when its summer greenery changes into resplen- an introduction to Botanical Drawing II, for individuals dent autumn colors.The well-planted garden offers who have limited experience orwould like to improve a rich array ofshrubs and trees, along with many drawing skills. vistas, ponds, large rocks, ornate bridges, and gates. Thirty-two of its different kinds oftrees are cited in Students will learn about drawing tools, papers, and Jacobson'sTrees ofSeattle. Many are exquisitely basic plant forms as they progress through exercises photogenic; a few are the largest specimens known; and homework assignments.The emphasis will be Yoga and Nutrition Workshop at least one will likely be a delightful new discovery on accurate line drawing, the foundation of good Saturday, October 25, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. foryou. Dress for the weather; tour takes place rain or botanical art. Bring drawing paper, pencil, and eraser shine.Visitwww.kubota.org to the first class, where a more complete materials Graham Visitors Center, Arboretum listwill be provided. INSTRUCTORS: JOHNNA DIETZ, CERTIFIED Fabulous Shades of Autumn ANUNTDRISTHIOANWINSTAAHNADRTMUANSGS,ACGEERTTIHFEIREADPIYSOTG,A Sunday, November 2, 12-2 p.m. Miller Library Storytime: Children's Choice TEACHER AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR MeetatGraham Visitors Center, Arboretum Saturday, November 22, 10 - 10:45 a.m. FEE: $125; INCLUDES FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS; INSTRUCTOR: RANDALL HITCHIN, UW BOTANIC PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED GARDENS LIVING COLLECTION MANAGER MillerLibrary, Center for Urban Horticulture AND REGISTRAR Experience a nourishing day of nutrition, nature, Miller Library Storytime: meditation, and movement. Delight in a guided hike FEE: $25; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED Towering Evergreens tfohordo,ugahndvilberaarnntnfualtlrictoiloonrasl.aEnnjdocyolookcialngantidpsorfograntihce tEhveerfawlol?ndFeirneddouwthwyhsyomanedtrdeiesscotvuerrnsborimgehtfacobluolrosusin Saturday, December 13, 10 - 10:45 a.m. holidays. Learn basic yoga postures for increased autumn foliage plants foryourgarden.This walking Miller Library, Center for Urban Horticulture balance, strength, and flexibility. Relax and revive tourcovers identification, ethnobotany, and natural yourself in a beautiful garden setting. Come history of20 trees and shrubs.The Pacific Northwest's experience your own inner harvest in theArboretum preeminentwoody plant collection is the classroom! this fall. Please bring a yoga mat, water, and Dress forthe weather; tourtakes place rain orshine. yoga block. PHOTO: LARRY HOWARD ProHort Arboretum Foundation Events Series For more information, visitwww.arboretumfoundation.org or call 206-325-4510. For professional continuing education; ISA certification credits pending. Fall Bulb and Plant Sale Celebrate the Reds Identification and Management Sunday, October 5, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, October. 11, 12- 4 p.m. of Invasive Plants Graham Visitors Center, Arboretum Wells Medina Nursery, Medina, WA Thursday, October 23, 9 a.m. - noon Member Pre-Sale (bulbs only): Wells Medina Nursery hosts this annual celebration Douglas Classroom, Centerfor Urban Saturday, October 4, 12 - 2 p.m. offall color, fine wines, and Northwest gardens. Horticulture Don't miss this wonderful fall event, featuring the Savor award-winning vintages while you enjoy live largest and finest selection of spring-blooming bulbs music and cooking demonstrations, and browse the INSTRUCTOR: SASHA SHAW, EDUCATION SPECIALIST, KING COUNTY NOXIOUS WEED in the Northwest. Many new and exciting varieties nursery's renowned selection of plants.Awine tasting CONTROL PROGRAM will be on offer, along with rare and unusual bulbs, will benefittheArboretum. 8300 NE 24th St. For heirlooms, and garden favorites. Many ofthe area's information, call 425-454-1853. FEE: $35; PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED leading vendors and nurseries will sell companion WSDA AND ISA CERTIFICATION CREDITS PENDING plants and bulb-related products. Greens Galore Non-native weeds cause serious ecological Saturday, December 6, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. disturbances by choking out other plant life, Graham Visitors Center, Arboretum ultimately altering habitats and reducing Member Pre-Sale: biodiversity. Sasha Shaw will discuss the Friday, December 5, devastating impact of invasive non-native plants 12-2 p.m. on our local ecosystems. She will also teach PHOTO: LARRYHOWARD identification and management ofthe most A holiday tradition, Greens Galore offers freshly cut common problem invasives, including aquatic and dried botanical treasures, one-of-a-kind wreaths, hand-made gifts, crafts, and more forthe holidays. plants, found in our region. You'll find beautiful, ready-made decorations orjust about everything you'll need to create your own. Free admission and parking. 7 Camas Quarterly QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTANIC GARDENS COLLEGE OF FOREST RESOURCES BOX 3541 1 5 WA SEATTLE, 98195-4115 Includes ProHort classes, see page 7 Getting Outdoors Continuedfrom Page 1 UW Today, Botanic Gardens provides hands-on, experiential outdoor education to more than 6,000 students each year. Education Supervisor Shawna Hartung and Program Assistant Lisa Sanphillippo coordinate programs for pre-K to high school. The Seedlings Preschool, Saplings School Program, Summer Sleuths, and self-guided Explorer Packs foster understanding, appreciation, and stewardship ethics for plants and wildlife. Low program fees let all schools get outdoors, regardless of ability to pay. On a class trip to the Arboretum, students may measure and dissect flowers, investigate Lake Washington invertebrates, or act out the parts of a tree. Pacific Connections Garden Volunteer guides and seasonal staff are trained to provide students with positive outdoor experiences, striking a balance between meeting curriculum Saturday, September 20, 1 1 a.m. - 3 p.m. goals and providing opportunities for open exploration. Committed, creative Directions will be available at Graham Visitors Center volunteers are central to introducing children to the natural world, since many FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC students arrive feeling uncertain about being in the woods. Travel the world in your own backyard! Come celebrate the "Some students have their very first outdoor experiences on Saplings field grand opening ofthe new Pacific Connections Garden, featuring trips," Hartung said. "Students may find the forest frightening or unfamiliar; displays from five Pacific Rim regions. Fun forthe whole family, our hope is that those feelings will shift by the end of their Arboretum with activities, tours, and more.Watch for upcoming details at experience. want kids to go home excited to get outside." www.uwbotanicgardens.org. I UW Botanic Gardens always needs new guides for education programs. Want to help take a child outdoors? To learn more or volunteer, contact Shawna Hartung at 206-616-3381 Someday, you may receive thank-you letters from . students like this fourth grader, who recently wrote: Thankyou forshowing me a new world that I will forever remember In my future. Kids will have a special opportunity to get outside at 'Park in the Dark,' an exciting family activity held during national Take a Child Outside Week. See the calendar for more information.